Life On Earth - and Beyond: An Astrobiologist's Quest

Author(s): Pamela S. Turner

Picture Books

Astrobiology is the study of life in the universe. Astrobiologists have searched earth's most extreme environments in their quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life. Dr Chris McKay's scientific journey has taken him from Antarctica to Chile to Siberia to study environments that resemble those on Mars and other planets. This book, illustrated with wonderful photographs, is the story of his quest to help answer the question - can life exist beyond earth?


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781580891349
  • : Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
  • : Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
  • : 0.431
  • : 01 February 2008
  • : 255mm X 190mm X 8mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Pamela S. Turner
  • : Pamela S. Turner
  • : Full colour iIllustrations
  • : Full colour iIllustrations
  • : 112
  • : 112
  • : 571.0919
  • : 571.0919
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback